Australia stands firm behind its foreign aid in the budget, but the future remains precarious

This week’s budget will come as a relief to Australia’s neighbours in the Indo-Pacific that rely on development assistance. The Albanese government did not follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in cutting its …

Wong calls ‘reprehensible’ letter targeting Hong Kong activist in Australia a ‘threat to national sovereignty’

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has described another threatening letter sent to an exiled Hong Kong dissident in Australia as “reprehensible”, a “threat to our national sovereignty” and “the safety and security of Australians”. The anonymous …

New Zealand v Australia: third women’s T20 international – live

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature 10th over: Australia 71-1 (Voll 48, Litchfield 2) Georgia Voll resumes after the drinks break an mandatory concussion tests by stepping down the wicket to smack Kerr over midwicket …

The 2025 federal budget fails the millions of voters who want action on Australia’s struggling environment

Commentators have branded last night’s federal budget as an attempt to win over typical Australian voters concerned about the cost of living, ahead of what is expected to be a tightly fought federal election. The budget’s big-ticket items included tax cuts …

Australia’s easing inflation rate a boost for mortgage holders eyeing next rate cut – and Labor’s election hopes

Australia’s inflation rate has eased again, in data that will buoy Labor heading into an election and raise hopes for mortgage holders another interest rate cut is not far off. The headline inflation rate was 2.4% in the 12 months to February, a slight …

Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls aid funding

Australia will redirect more than $100m in foreign aid toward the Indo-Pacific region to urgently plug funding gaps after Donald Trump announced the US would cancel around $US54bn worth in overseas development assistance programs. The official development …

Australia politics live: Sarah Hanson-Young waves dead salmon in Senate; Labor says Coalition would vote for budget tax ...

Labor uses question time to target Coalition over opposition to tax cutsThe second question from Angus Taylor goes to the budget being one for “the next five weeks, not the next five years”. Chalmers says if the opposition “cared about cost of living, you …

Protecting salmon farming at the expense of the environment – another step backwards for Australia’s nature laws

A bill introduced to parliament this week, if passed, would limit the government’s power to reconsider certain environment approvals when an activity is harming the environment. It fulfils Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s promise last month to introduce …

MAFS Australia bride 'ruins' couple's wedding and sends secret messages to another groom

MAFS: Jacqui instigates argument with Ryan at weddingMarried At First Sight Australia fans were left fuming after bride Jacqui was seen derailing a wedding on the latest episode of the hit series. The 12th series of the show is currently airing in the UK …

Qantas to start world’s longest direct flights from Australia in 2027